Mistake proves costly for FanDuel

Upon further review, a New Jersey man will get his full $82,000 payout on a disputed $110 football bet.

And several other gamblers who made similar bets at wildly inflated odds will also be paid in full, FanDuel said Thursday.

The online sports betting company said it will pay Anthony Prince of Newark the full 750-1 payout he was promised when the company’s automated system mistakenly generated long odds on the final moments of the Denver Broncos-Oakland Raiders game on Sunday.

The company initially refused to pay the bet placed at its sports book at the Meadowlands Racetrack, saying it isn’t obligated to pay for obvious errors. But FanDuel reversed field after consulting with state gambling regulators.

Prince was handed his 750-1 ticket with about a minute left in the game, as the Broncos trailed by 2 points on their final drive. Denver kicked a field goal with 6 seconds left to win 2019, capping a second half comeback that started with the Broncos down 12-0.

STEELERS SAGA

Antonio Brown is upset the Steelers are winless through two games and yes, he probably shouldn’t have responded to criticism on social media from a former team employee by suggesting the team trade him if it wants to find out how productive he can be without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

But he doesn’t actually want to get out of Pittsburgh. And he doesn’t have an issue with offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner. As for his demeanor during a 42-37 loss to Kansas City last Sunday? He’s never going to apologize for letting his emotions bubble over when things aren’t going well.

IT’S “TAN-UH-HILL”

With this week’s game preparations completed for the Oakland Raiders, coach Jon Gruden is confident he knows the Miami Dolphins’ playbook, personnel and pronunciations.

It’s TAN-uh-hill. That’s not the way Gruden said the name when he was a network TV analyst talking about Ryan Tannehill.

“He always pronounced my name funny: ‘Tanneyhill,’” the Dolphins quarterback recalls with a laugh.